Bizarre bazaar: Deer crashes Chesterfield event

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A holiday bazaar turned bizarre on Friday when a deer crashed through an office window at the village of East Harbor senior living community’s grounds.
The young buck shattered glass, and startled staff and hundreds of guests and residents attending the bazaar, according to The Detroit News reported ( http://bit.ly/18DFxmt ).
“We’re having a holiday bazaar and it turned into a very bizarre day,” marketing manager Carolyn Martin said.
She said that an employee walking near the unoccupied office heard the crash, opened the door and saw the buck “thrashing about.” The deer then hopped back out the window.
The buck had apparently wandered from nearby woods. Police and staff searched for the buck to check on its condition and believe they spotted it before it ran away again, Martin said.
Staff members were not sure what caused the deer to jump through the glass.
“We thought maybe he saw his reflection in the window,” Martin said. “It’s hunting season.”
The gun deer season started Friday and runs through Nov. 30.
It’s also the time of year when deer are mating, which makes bucks more aggressive, said Russ Mason of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
If the buck “saw his reflection — that’s a competitor to him,” Mason said. “He’s going to try to drive him out.”